Arigato Autoresponder And NewsletterWordPress extension · Kibokolabs
CVE-2023-25061
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAuth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Kiboko Labs Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter plugin <= 2.7.1.1 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter WordPress plugin. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious JavaScript code into plugin settings or newsletter content fields. When other users view the affected content, the script executes in their browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of victims.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Arigato Autoresponder And NewsletterWordPress extension
<= 2.7.1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check the installed version of the Arigato pluginNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Arigato Autoresponder And Newsletter and read the version number displayedAffected if The displayed version is 2.7.1.1 or lower
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Identify users with contributor-level or higher accessGo to WordPress admin > Users and review user roles, looking for any accounts assigned Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator rolesAffected if There are any active user accounts with contributor-level access or higher who have access to the plugin
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Inspect plugin newsletter campaigns for suspicious contentGo to the Arigato plugin settings or newsletter management area and review any saved campaigns, looking for script tags, javascript: URLs, or HTML event handlers (onclick, onerror, onload) in content fieldsAffected if Any newsletter content contains unsanitized JavaScript code or HTML script tags
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Review plugin configuration settings for injected scriptsNavigate to the plugin settings pages (typically under Settings > Arigato or a dedicated Arigato menu) and inspect all input fields for any stored script contentAffected if Any plugin settings fields contain script tags, iframe embeds, or event handler attributes
Your environment is affected if the Arigato Autoresponder plugin version is 2.7.1.1 or lower AND there are contributor-level users with access to the plugin or existing newsletter content with unsanitized script injections.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the Arigato Autoresponder and Newsletter plugin to the latest version (if available) which includes proper input sanitization and output escaping. Until a patch is released, restrict contributor-level user accounts and review existing newsletter campaigns for malicious content.
Fix this in Arigato Autoresponder And Newsletter
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-25061 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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